Subject: Re: PSA: Windows Aloha browser system-wide IP leakage & dangerous design

Maria Sophia wrote:

[snip]

In summary, the mechanism for Aloha to maintain the VPN connection has drastically changed, where it takes more mouse movements now than before,
but at least if you keep the focus on the browser at all times, the VPN no longer sadistically randomly drops right out from under your feet.

Every ordinary user I know always works with apps like a browser
full-screen, so losing the focus isn't a issue.

They don't seem to have understood that Windows means having the option
for more than one window open on a screen.

What was it we had before Windows? MS-DOS ???


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Subject: Re: PSA: Windows Aloha browser system-wide IP leakage & dangerous design

Andy Burns wrote:

Graham J wrote:

Every ordinary user I know always works with apps like a browser full-
screen, so losing the focus isn't a issue.

They tend to regard any explanation of how they could run apps
not-maximised as being "told off".

They don't seem to have understood that Windows means having the
option for more than one window open on a screen.

Dual monitors have given way to triple monitors for many users.

What was it we had before Windows?ÿ MS-DOS ???

Borland Sidekick?

Sidekick was a personal information manager, initially ran on DOS(later
on Windows, OS2, Mac)

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Subject: Re: PSA: Windows Aloha browser system-wide IP leakage & dangerous design

On Tue, 6/9/2026 3:19 PM, Maria Sophia wrote:

It should be shocking to everyone, if I'm right that there isn't a single real Windows VPN browser review on the entire Internet, that isn't a shill.

When it drops, Windows just sends everything out over
your normal connection-instantly exposing your real IP mid-session.

It's not even listed as a "Chromium" browser.

https://github.com/nerdyslacker/desktop-web-browsers

Aloha Browser WebKit,Blink Windows Fast, free, full-featured browser

It would take quite a while to review that browser list,
and start by weeding out the ones that are no longer
in development.

[Paul looks at his big-bucket-of-browsers, discovering
the bucket is entirely empty.]

I don't think I even "want" to review browsers.

This would be like reviewing six different colors
of Docker pants :-) "Yeah, it stole my identity"
"Yeah, it has telemetry and reports every URL"
"Yeah, is that DOM folder big or what?"
That's hard work.

Speaking of Scumbaggery, Tomshardware has switched to the Deceptron FutureInc Web Format.
Oh, well. We were always told, control would only be taken away from Toms, if they
weren't making enough money for FutureInc. By not having scroll bars where you expect them,
and having scroll bars in places you don't need them, all your interface requirements
are met... as an advertiser. I'm using my PgDn and PgUp keys, to navigate items,
and that is a lot of fun. A lot. Of fun. I hope they don't like a lot of telemetry
that notes "pressed PgDn key 1000 times in 4 seconds". I had to turn off SVG rendering
on the browser I use for that, just to cut down on the sheer volume of crud on the page.

Yes, the Internet is alive and well, but is an acquired taste.

I had a Google AI summary, use a slop-page prepared by an AI, as
one of its "authoritative sources". My day is complete. You can't
get quality like this at the public library.

Paul

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